US rank #6226 Girls' name Peak 1995 2,402 births

Yesica — #6226 US girls' name

2,402 babies named Yesica in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s571980s3431990s9652000s7962010s1722020s69
#6226
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 65% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Yesica was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

120 babies were named Yesica in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yesica

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,402 babies named Yesica between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yesica currently holds the #6226 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 120 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yesica performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 965 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Yesica shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 742 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Yesica in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yesica in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,402 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Yesica at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,402

Since 1974

51 years of records

Peak year

1995

120 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#6,226

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1974

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yesica popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1995)
120
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
050100150 202420172010200319961989198219751974 7

Yesica popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1984 (Yesica as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1984 5

Yesica by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
965 births that decade — 40% of Yesica's all-time total
1970s571980s3431990s9652000s7962010s1722020s69

Yesica by state

Where Yesica concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Yesica
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
742 30.9%
#2 Texas
369 15.4%
#3 New York
94 3.9%
#4 Florida
59 2.5%
#5 Illinois
47 2.0%
#6 North Carolina
42 1.7%
#7 Georgia
35 1.5%
#8 New Jersey
17 0.7%
California share of Yesica's total US births 30.9%
Even split

742 of 2,402 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Yesica appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yesica?
2,402 babies have been named Yesica since 1974. It currently ranks #6226 among girls. The peak year was 1995 with 120 births.
When was Yesica most popular?
Yesica was most popular in the 1990s decade with 965 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Yesica most popular?
The top states for the name Yesica are California (742 births), Texas (369 births), New York (94 births).
How long has the name Yesica been used?
Yesica has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 51 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yesica?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yesenia, Yessenia, Yessica, Yesly, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1974–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.